Employing staff: Foreign workers
Restrictions on employing foreign workers
Permanent residents of New Zealand and Australia do not need a work permit to work in New Zealand. Everyone else does.
Liabilities
You can be fined for knowingly employing overseas workers without a valid work permit.
Find out more
For information on work permit requirements, contact the New Zealand Immigration Service, see the Related websites > section of our site.
Date published: 23 Jan 2007
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